Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 2.22
Madana’s Arrows Bring Unrelenting Pain
“In My loving affairs there is a person named Madana. His qualities are thus: Personally He possesses no gross body, yet He is very expert in giving pains to others. He has five arrows, and fixing them on His bow, He shoots them into the bodies of innocent women. Thus these women become invalids. It would be better if He took My life without hesitation, but He does not do so. He simply gives Me pain.
What the purport teaches
- Madana is described as having no gross body, yet being very expert in giving pain to others.
- He fixes five arrows on his bow and shoots them into the bodies of innocent women. These wounds leave them incapacitated.
- The speaker’s lament expresses extreme anguish: Madana does not end Her life but continues to give Her pain.
Try this today
Read the verse once and note one phrase that conveys how relentless the pain feels.
Ask yourself
How does the image of Madana’s arrows convey the intensity of this suffering?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.